Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: possibly match box holder/ashtray
Object Number:
INV.13619
Date:
1924
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: in green on underside: "BUFFALO CHINA/1924"
Description:
Whiteware match holder with cylindrical upright section in middle of oval dish; upright section for holding matchbox has rectangular holes in top and sides to expose striking surface; upright section decorated foliate wreath and initials in Cyrillic (?) alphbet; gilded edge.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
